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Shapeshifter

Power Shapeshifter
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A character with the power to transform and reshape their body. This trope comes in a wide variety of forms, but can be classified by exactly what the character can transform themselves into. Most commonly, a character is limited to a specific set of one or more “alternate” forms, or a specific “class” of things he can change into (animals, machines, elements, etc.) Sometimes, there’s a specific feature that they are unable to conceal, like hair color, voice, or eyes that others can use to identify them regardless of what form they are in. If the only thing they are able to change is hair/eye color, they have “Kaleidoscope Hair/Eye Colour Change”. Usually, the character can transform simply by thinking about it, but occasionally they may use a gadget or a magic phrase… Many Superheroes have this power, along with nearly all gods and “Sufficiently Advanced Aliens”. Some of them are “Shapeshifting Tricksters” and “Reality Warpers”… ~ Voluntary Shapeshifting – TV Tropes
Moon Girl Fights Crime #8 (Summer 1949) | Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff
Moon Girl Fights Crime #8 (Summer 1949) | Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff

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Amorpho

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Amorpho was an alien shapeshifter who crash-landed on Earth. It tried duplicating a squirrel and a dog before realizing humans were the planet’s dominant species. Amorpho became an exact duplicate of the first human it […]

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Amorpho was an alien shapeshifter who crash-landed on Earth. It tried duplicating a squirrel and a dog before realizing humans were the planet’s dominant species. Amorpho became an exact duplicate of the first human it […]

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Ape Demon

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The Hanuman Ape, aka The Ape Demon, is an ape-like creature from the jungles of Bengal. The natives say that their great god, Siva, has kept the ape in the jungle so the villagers are […]

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The Hanuman Ape, aka The Ape Demon, is an ape-like creature from the jungles of Bengal. The natives say that their great god, Siva, has kept the ape in the jungle so the villagers are […]

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Arabella March

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In Bram Stoker’s 1911 novel The Lair of the White Worm, Lady Arabella March is the Mistress of a mortgaged Diana’s Grove. She is described as a “cold-blooded” character. Her plot to get Diana’s Grove […]

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In Bram Stoker’s 1911 novel The Lair of the White Worm, Lady Arabella March is the Mistress of a mortgaged Diana’s Grove. She is described as a “cold-blooded” character. Her plot to get Diana’s Grove […]

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Ariel

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Ariel is an elemental air spirit who inhabited the island where the wizard Prospero was exiled in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Prior to Prospero’s arrival, Ariel was enslaved by the evil witch Sycorax, who had […]

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Ariel is an elemental air spirit who inhabited the island where the wizard Prospero was exiled in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Prior to Prospero’s arrival, Ariel was enslaved by the evil witch Sycorax, who had […]

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Bake-danuki

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Bake-danuki are a kind of yōkai (supernatural beings) found in the classics and in the folklore and legends of various places in Japan, commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki. Although the tanuki […]

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Bake-danuki are a kind of yōkai (supernatural beings) found in the classics and in the folklore and legends of various places in Japan, commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki. Although the tanuki […]

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Bakeneko

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The bakeneko is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a kaibyō, or supernatural cat. It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai. The distinction between them is […]

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The bakeneko is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a kaibyō, or supernatural cat. It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai. The distinction between them is […]

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Bean Nighe

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The bean-nighe (Scottish Gaelic for “washerwoman” or “laundress”) is a female spirit in Scottish folklore, regarded as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Also known as the Washing Woman or Washer […]

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The bean-nighe (Scottish Gaelic for “washerwoman” or “laundress”) is a female spirit in Scottish folklore, regarded as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Also known as the Washing Woman or Washer […]

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Bell Witch

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The Bell Witch or Bell Witch Haunting is a legend from Southern United States folklore, centered on the 19th-century Bell family of northwest Robertson County, Tennessee. Farmer John Bell Sr. resided with his family along […]

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The Bell Witch or Bell Witch Haunting is a legend from Southern United States folklore, centered on the 19th-century Bell family of northwest Robertson County, Tennessee. Farmer John Bell Sr. resided with his family along […]

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Black Eagle (Fawcett)

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The residents of a fishing village are plagued by attacks from enormous marauding eagles. The villagers wipe out the eagles, leaving only the “unholy” Black Eagle, who is large enough to carry off a fully […]

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The residents of a fishing village are plagued by attacks from enormous marauding eagles. The villagers wipe out the eagles, leaving only the “unholy” Black Eagle, who is large enough to carry off a fully […]

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Blue-Tentacled Thing

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In his lab, Professor Jason Arnold shows his prized pupil, Tom Graves, an experiment for prolonging life. Professor Arnold injects a serum into lab animals, but the animals fade and disappear. Overly excited, Arnold accidentally […]

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In his lab, Professor Jason Arnold shows his prized pupil, Tom Graves, an experiment for prolonging life. Professor Arnold injects a serum into lab animals, but the animals fade and disappear. Overly excited, Arnold accidentally […]

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Coyote (Folklore)

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Coyote is a mythological character common to many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of North America, based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic, although he may […]

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Coyote is a mythological character common to many cultures of the Indigenous peoples of North America, based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal. This character is usually male and is generally anthropomorphic, although he may […]

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Creature from Dimension 2-K-31

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The Creature from Dimension 2-K-31 was created by an Erewon scientist named Katu to be the ultimate weapon. However, when a physicist named Dr. Riko tried to send an ape to the Dimension 2-K-31, the […]

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The Creature from Dimension 2-K-31 was created by an Erewon scientist named Katu to be the ultimate weapon. However, when a physicist named Dr. Riko tried to send an ape to the Dimension 2-K-31, the […]

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Dr. Gaunt

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Dr. Gaunt started activity in 1720 as a practitioner in the dark arts. For 50 years he drew off the evil for his own purposes, keeping all crime in Creekmore County non-existent. In 1770, lightning […]

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Dr. Gaunt started activity in 1720 as a practitioner in the dark arts. For 50 years he drew off the evil for his own purposes, keeping all crime in Creekmore County non-existent. In 1770, lightning […]

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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The dual title character is a doctor who has covered up a secret life full of cruel deeds. Henry Jekyll feels as if he is constantly battling within himself, between what is good and what […]

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The dual title character is a doctor who has covered up a secret life full of cruel deeds. Henry Jekyll feels as if he is constantly battling within himself, between what is good and what […]

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Dr. Miracle

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Dr. Miracle was the Master of Magic. He used his “miraculous” powers, called “white magic” to differentiate it from “black magic”, to fight crime and the Axis powers during World War II. His magic powers […]

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Dr. Miracle was the Master of Magic. He used his “miraculous” powers, called “white magic” to differentiate it from “black magic”, to fight crime and the Axis powers during World War II. His magic powers […]

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Dr. Synthe

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Dr. Synthe was an enormous energy-based alien from Mo, a planet located a million light years from Earth. Like the rest of his species, he possessed the ability to create and destroy any object by […]

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Dr. Synthe was an enormous energy-based alien from Mo, a planet located a million light years from Earth. Like the rest of his species, he possessed the ability to create and destroy any object by […]

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Dracula

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Count Dracula is an undead, centuries-old vampire, and a Transylvanian nobleman who claims to be a Székely descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo Pass. […]

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Count Dracula is an undead, centuries-old vampire, and a Transylvanian nobleman who claims to be a Székely descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo Pass. […]

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Fero, Interplanetary Detective

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In his first appearance, Fero is described as a scientist of the occult, a super-detective of the nether world, who is the one man who can thwart the evil doings of vampires and werewolves that […]

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In his first appearance, Fero is described as a scientist of the occult, a super-detective of the nether world, who is the one man who can thwart the evil doings of vampires and werewolves that […]

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George McWhirther Fotheringay

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In an English public house, George McWhirter Fotheringay vigorously asserts the impossibility of miracles during an argument. By way of demonstration, Fotheringay commands an oil lamp to flame upside down and it does so, to […]

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In an English public house, George McWhirter Fotheringay vigorously asserts the impossibility of miracles during an argument. By way of demonstration, Fotheringay commands an oil lamp to flame upside down and it does so, to […]

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Glistening Death

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When avoiding police scrutiny, Warren Arno goes to the home of his uncle, Robert Arno, deep in the Louisiana swamps. His uncle is reclusive, living without modern conveniences like electricity. Robert warns Warren of the […]

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When avoiding police scrutiny, Warren Arno goes to the home of his uncle, Robert Arno, deep in the Louisiana swamps. His uncle is reclusive, living without modern conveniences like electricity. Robert warns Warren of the […]

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Gloat

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Saturnia and her accomplice, the Gloat, were criminals who fled to Earth after they were exiled from the planet Saturn. As soon as they arrived, they made plans to conquer the Earth, but they were […]

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Saturnia and her accomplice, the Gloat, were criminals who fled to Earth after they were exiled from the planet Saturn. As soon as they arrived, they made plans to conquer the Earth, but they were […]

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Green Dragon

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The Green Dragon is a foe of Silver Streak and Whiz. He sometimes resides on Mars and sometimes on Jupiter, but he was currently residing at the bottom of the ocean with his fish-men minions […]

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The Green Dragon is a foe of Silver Streak and Whiz. He sometimes resides on Mars and sometimes on Jupiter, but he was currently residing at the bottom of the ocean with his fish-men minions […]

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Heron Maiden

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The sweet visage of the Heron Maiden is emphasized by the radiating spires of the umbrella that she carries against the falling snow. She reaches out in greeting towards two herons that cross in front […]

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The sweet visage of the Heron Maiden is emphasized by the radiating spires of the umbrella that she carries against the falling snow. She reaches out in greeting towards two herons that cross in front […]

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Imagions

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Investigating what appeared to be a meteorite, Captain Flash and Ricky enter an impact crater to find a flying saucer. They are seized by duplicates of themselves and brought onboard, which transports them to an […]

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Investigating what appeared to be a meteorite, Captain Flash and Ricky enter an impact crater to find a flying saucer. They are seized by duplicates of themselves and brought onboard, which transports them to an […]

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Jiraiya

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Jiraiya (自来也 or 児雷也, literally “Young Thunder”), originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari (報仇奇談自来也説話) “The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya”). Jiraiya’s […]

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Jiraiya (自来也 or 児雷也, literally “Young Thunder”), originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari (報仇奇談自来也説話) “The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya”). Jiraiya’s […]

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Jorogumo

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Jorōgumo is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit. ’woman-spider’); the kanji which are used to […]

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Jorōgumo is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit. ’woman-spider’); the kanji which are used to […]

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Kawauso

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In Japanese, otters are called “kawauso”. In Japanese folklore, they fool humans in the same way as foxes (kitsune) and tanuki. In the Noto region, Ishikawa Prefecture, there are stories where they shapeshift into beautiful […]

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In Japanese, otters are called “kawauso”. In Japanese folklore, they fool humans in the same way as foxes (kitsune) and tanuki. In the Noto region, Ishikawa Prefecture, there are stories where they shapeshift into beautiful […]

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Kemaha

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Bill White was Detective, First Class, in the homicide division of a unnamed city’s homicide division. Investigating some brutal murders, he discovers they are being committed not by a human, but by a monster called […]

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Bill White was Detective, First Class, in the homicide division of a unnamed city’s homicide division. Investigating some brutal murders, he discovers they are being committed not by a human, but by a monster called […]

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Kijo

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In Japanese lore, shadows and reflections show the true nature of a supernatural creature. In this design, a beautiful princess is revealed to be a hideous demon. Alias Kijo, Demon of Mount Togakushi Real Names/Alt […]

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In Japanese lore, shadows and reflections show the true nature of a supernatural creature. In this design, a beautiful princess is revealed to be a hideous demon. Alias Kijo, Demon of Mount Togakushi Real Names/Alt […]

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Kitsune

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The kitsune (狐, きつね) in popular Japanese tradition, are foxes or fox spirits that possess paranormal abilities such as shapeshifting, and capable of bewitching people. Kitsune, though literally a “fox”, becomes in folklore a “fox […]

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The kitsune (狐, きつね) in popular Japanese tradition, are foxes or fox spirits that possess paranormal abilities such as shapeshifting, and capable of bewitching people. Kitsune, though literally a “fox”, becomes in folklore a “fox […]

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Kiyo hime

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Kiyo hime is one of the most famous antagonists in Japanese literature, and an example of a honnari hannya—a demon woman who has attained the maximum level of power. She appears in The Legend of […]

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Kiyo hime is one of the most famous antagonists in Japanese literature, and an example of a honnari hannya—a demon woman who has attained the maximum level of power. She appears in The Legend of […]

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Kuzunoha

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Kuzunoha is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji. A young nobleman, […]

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Kuzunoha is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji. A young nobleman, […]

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Lechuza

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Lechuza, a Spanish word for a type of owl, especially the barn owl, is a myth popular throughout northern Mexico and Texas. As the story goes, an old woman shape-shifts into a giant owl, La […]

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Lechuza, a Spanish word for a type of owl, especially the barn owl, is a myth popular throughout northern Mexico and Texas. As the story goes, an old woman shape-shifts into a giant owl, La […]

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Leonore Black

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Leonore Black was a beautiful woman who could transform into a giant black widow spider. Her love for spiders began when she was a little child. Leonore believed that a black widow spider heard her […]

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Leonore Black was a beautiful woman who could transform into a giant black widow spider. Her love for spiders began when she was a little child. Leonore believed that a black widow spider heard her […]

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Mabelene

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Mabelene is a werewolf who assists the witch Lurani in her pursuits, being tasked with bringing victims to sacrifice to the Moon-God Lurani serves. Mabelene can transform between her wolf form and human form at […]

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Mabelene is a werewolf who assists the witch Lurani in her pursuits, being tasked with bringing victims to sacrifice to the Moon-God Lurani serves. Mabelene can transform between her wolf form and human form at […]

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Magician from Mars

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“I can destroy time and space!” In the future, Jane Q-X 3 Gem, the Magician from Mars, is born to a Martian father, Jarl 6EM35, and an Earthling mother, Jane Faro. When she was a […]

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“I can destroy time and space!” In the future, Jane Q-X 3 Gem, the Magician from Mars, is born to a Martian father, Jarl 6EM35, and an Earthling mother, Jane Faro. When she was a […]

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Mantoka

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Mantoka was a mysterious Native American man given the powers of his father, the tribe’s Shaman. During a shamanic initiation ceremony, a rattlesnake bit him and he presumably had a vision. He discovered he had […]

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Mantoka was a mysterious Native American man given the powers of his father, the tribe’s Shaman. During a shamanic initiation ceremony, a rattlesnake bit him and he presumably had a vision. He discovered he had […]

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Mizuchi

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The Mizuchi is a type of Japanese dragon or legendary serpent-like creature, either found in an aquatic habitat or otherwise connected to water. Some commentators perceived it to have been a water deity. It is […]

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The Mizuchi is a type of Japanese dragon or legendary serpent-like creature, either found in an aquatic habitat or otherwise connected to water. Some commentators perceived it to have been a water deity. It is […]

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Monocled Monster

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The Monocled Monster was a vampire who found the Shield’s sidekick, Dusty, a worthy recruit for his “Legion of Vampires.” When the Monocled Monster went after Dusty and Mamie Magda, the Shield and his friend, […]

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The Monocled Monster was a vampire who found the Shield’s sidekick, Dusty, a worthy recruit for his “Legion of Vampires.” When the Monocled Monster went after Dusty and Mamie Magda, the Shield and his friend, […]

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Monster

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Mark Horley was a criminologist whose great intellect drove him to crime to satisfy his ego. In his lab, he created a formula which changed him, in a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde fashion, into […]

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Mark Horley was a criminologist whose great intellect drove him to crime to satisfy his ego. In his lab, he created a formula which changed him, in a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde fashion, into […]

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Monstro

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Monstro was a powerful but peaceful Martian who visited Earth accidentally, by trapping himself in a rocket. Monstro created pandemonium on the streets of Brookhattan. The police assumed him to be the vanguard of an […]

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Monstro was a powerful but peaceful Martian who visited Earth accidentally, by trapping himself in a rocket. Monstro created pandemonium on the streets of Brookhattan. The police assumed him to be the vanguard of an […]

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Mr. Aqua

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While chemist Duncan Groat was experimenting with chemicals to create a catalyst that would make solid water at room temperature, there was a chemical explosion. In the aftermath, a sentient creature made of water called […]

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While chemist Duncan Groat was experimenting with chemicals to create a catalyst that would make solid water at room temperature, there was a chemical explosion. In the aftermath, a sentient creature made of water called […]

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Mujina

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Mujina is an old Japanese term primarily referring to the Japanese badger, but traditionally to the Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki), causing confusion. Adding to the confusion, it may also refer to the introduced masked palm […]

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Mujina is an old Japanese term primarily referring to the Japanese badger, but traditionally to the Japanese raccoon dog (tanuki), causing confusion. Adding to the confusion, it may also refer to the introduced masked palm […]

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Myra Trent

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Myra Trent is an adventurer with a taste for speed. She wins many races, setting land-speed records and winning speedboat races. She creates a rocket to make her the first human to reach Mars. Scientist […]

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Myra Trent is an adventurer with a taste for speed. She wins many races, setting land-speed records and winning speedboat races. She creates a rocket to make her the first human to reach Mars. Scientist […]

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Nelvana

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Nelvana is a powerful Inuk mythological figure protecting the people of the North with her superhuman abilities. She is the daughter of a mortal woman and Koliak the Mighty, King of the Northern Lights. The […]

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Nelvana is a powerful Inuk mythological figure protecting the people of the North with her superhuman abilities. She is the daughter of a mortal woman and Koliak the Mighty, King of the Northern Lights. The […]

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Nikki Danjo

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Actor portraying Nikki Danjō, a villain from the kabuki play Sendai Hagi. Shown with hands in a kuji-in seal, which allows him to transform into a giant rat. Woodblock print on paper. Kunisada, 1857. Alias […]

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Actor portraying Nikki Danjō, a villain from the kabuki play Sendai Hagi. Shown with hands in a kuji-in seal, which allows him to transform into a giant rat. Woodblock print on paper. Kunisada, 1857. Alias […]

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Nosferatu

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Count Orlok is a fictional character portrayed by Max Schreck in the silent movie Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. He was based on Bram Stoker’s character, Count Dracula. In Nosferatu, Count Orlok is a vampire […]

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Count Orlok is a fictional character portrayed by Max Schreck in the silent movie Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. He was based on Bram Stoker’s character, Count Dracula. In Nosferatu, Count Orlok is a vampire […]

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Nozuchi

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Nozuchi are one of the earliest recorded yōkai in Japan. They are powerful and ancient snake-like spirits of the fields, known for their bizarre shape and habits. Short, fat creatures shaped like mallets, Nozuchi are […]

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Nozuchi are one of the earliest recorded yōkai in Japan. They are powerful and ancient snake-like spirits of the fields, known for their bizarre shape and habits. Short, fat creatures shaped like mallets, Nozuchi are […]

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Nucleo

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Nucleo is pursued by the Space Rangers. Bob Barry calls Nucleo the “mad Martian with a thousand faces”. He’s a shapeshifter who can immediately take on the appearance of any other person. Bob Barry and […]

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Nucleo is pursued by the Space Rangers. Bob Barry calls Nucleo the “mad Martian with a thousand faces”. He’s a shapeshifter who can immediately take on the appearance of any other person. Bob Barry and […]

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Nyarlathotep

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In his first appearance in “Nyarlathotep” (1920), he is described as a “tall, swarthy man” who resembles an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. In this story he wanders the Earth, seemingly gathering legions of followers, the narrator […]

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In his first appearance in “Nyarlathotep” (1920), he is described as a “tall, swarthy man” who resembles an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. In this story he wanders the Earth, seemingly gathering legions of followers, the narrator […]

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Obake

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Obake and bakemono are a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean a thing that changes, referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting. These words are often translated as […]

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Obake and bakemono are a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean a thing that changes, referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting. These words are often translated as […]

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Orochimaru

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Orochimaru (大蛇丸), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya), is the archenemy of the ninja Jiraiya. He was once named Yashagorō (夜叉五郎) and was one of Jiraiya’s followers, […]

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Orochimaru (大蛇丸), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya), is the archenemy of the ninja Jiraiya. He was once named Yashagorō (夜叉五郎) and was one of Jiraiya’s followers, […]

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Panther Girl

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Mona the Panther Girl was created by the scientist Robert Lewis. Lewis was experimenting with a hormone gas that had the ability to revive the dead. He experimented with it on animals. When a dead […]

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Mona the Panther Girl was created by the scientist Robert Lewis. Lewis was experimenting with a hormone gas that had the ability to revive the dead. He experimented with it on animals. When a dead […]

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Plastic Man

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Patrick “Eel” O’Brian was a crook. He was shot by a security guard during a heist and fell into a vat of acid. He managed to walk away, stumbling his way to a monks’ mountain […]

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Patrick “Eel” O’Brian was a crook. He was shot by a security guard during a heist and fell into a vat of acid. He managed to walk away, stumbling his way to a monks’ mountain […]

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Proteus

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In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the “Old Man of the Sea” (hálios gérôn). Some […]

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In Greek mythology, Proteus is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the “Old Man of the Sea” (hálios gérôn). Some […]

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Sarutobi Sasuke

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Sarutobi Sasuke is a ninja who appears in kōdan narrative art and fictional writings. The nickname is generally believed to have been concocted sometime between the Meiji to the Taishō periods. Some argue he is […]

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Sarutobi Sasuke is a ninja who appears in kōdan narrative art and fictional writings. The nickname is generally believed to have been concocted sometime between the Meiji to the Taishō periods. Some argue he is […]

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Sazae oni

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Sazae oni are monstrous turban snails which haunt the seas. They appear on moonlit nights, dancing on the water’s surface like exotic dancers or dragons. Sazae oni are monstrous and deadly creatures, fully deserving the […]

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Sazae oni are monstrous turban snails which haunt the seas. They appear on moonlit nights, dancing on the water’s surface like exotic dancers or dragons. Sazae oni are monstrous and deadly creatures, fully deserving the […]

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Shape

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The Shape was an artificial lifeform created by Professor Scuba S. Duba by exposing a statue made out of special chemicals to “super hyperintensity white aura-light” and “ultra-ebonized light.” However, the professor’s nephew Kevin Boyd […]

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The Shape was an artificial lifeform created by Professor Scuba S. Duba by exposing a statue made out of special chemicals to “super hyperintensity white aura-light” and “ultra-ebonized light.” However, the professor’s nephew Kevin Boyd […]

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Skinwalker

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In Navajo culture, a skin-walker (Navajo: yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers. […]

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In Navajo culture, a skin-walker (Navajo: yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. The term is never used for healers. […]

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Space Amoeba

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An exploratory mining rocketship from Earth lands on a “weird planet” looking for valuable ore. One of the miners by the name of Anderson wanders away from the ship while maintaining visual contact. Examining a […]

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An exploratory mining rocketship from Earth lands on a “weird planet” looking for valuable ore. One of the miners by the name of Anderson wanders away from the ship while maintaining visual contact. Examining a […]

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Subterranean Reptoids

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Reptilians (also called reptoids, archons, reptiloids, saurians, draconians, or lizard people) are supposed reptilian humanoids, which play a prominent role in fantasy, science fiction, ufology, and conspiracy theories. The idea of reptilians was popularised by […]

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Reptilians (also called reptoids, archons, reptiloids, saurians, draconians, or lizard people) are supposed reptilian humanoids, which play a prominent role in fantasy, science fiction, ufology, and conspiracy theories. The idea of reptilians was popularised by […]

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Tabu

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In Jungle Comics #1 by Fletcher Hanks, Tabu was a White man who, while wandering the jungle, wound up saving the life of a powerful shaman. The shaman gave him the power of the “extra […]

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In Jungle Comics #1 by Fletcher Hanks, Tabu was a White man who, while wandering the jungle, wound up saving the life of a powerful shaman. The shaman gave him the power of the “extra […]

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Tamamo no Mae

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Stories of Tamamo-no-Mae being a legendary kitsune fox spirit appear during the Muromachi period as otogizōshi (prose narratives), and were also mentioned by Toriyama Sekien in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. Edo period folklore then conflated the […]

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Stories of Tamamo-no-Mae being a legendary kitsune fox spirit appear during the Muromachi period as otogizōshi (prose narratives), and were also mentioned by Toriyama Sekien in Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. Edo period folklore then conflated the […]

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Thor Taver

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The residents of a fishing village were plagued by attacks from enormous marauding eagles. The villagers wiped out the eagles, leaving only the “unholy” Black Eagle, who is large enough to carry off a full-grown […]

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The residents of a fishing village were plagued by attacks from enormous marauding eagles. The villagers wiped out the eagles, leaving only the “unholy” Black Eagle, who is large enough to carry off a full-grown […]

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Thulsa Doom

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Thulsa Doom is an antagonist for the character Kull of Atlantis, debuting in the story “Delcardes’ Cat” (as Thulses Doom). He is the prototype for many of the future undead evil wizards in Howard’s stories, […]

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Thulsa Doom is an antagonist for the character Kull of Atlantis, debuting in the story “Delcardes’ Cat” (as Thulses Doom). He is the prototype for many of the future undead evil wizards in Howard’s stories, […]

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Tiger’s Paw

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Doctor John Wytes relays the story of a strange urn in his possession to his niece, Lillian Wytes. He explains that, while he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, he was asked for […]

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Doctor John Wytes relays the story of a strange urn in his possession to his niece, Lillian Wytes. He explains that, while he was living in the jungle and studying voodoo, he was asked for […]

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Trashman

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Trashman is a hero of the working classes and a champion of the radical left causes. The Trashman stories are set in a dystopian near-future America, which after having been ravaged by nuclear weapon attacks, […]

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Trashman is a hero of the working classes and a champion of the radical left causes. The Trashman stories are set in a dystopian near-future America, which after having been ravaged by nuclear weapon attacks, […]

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Tsunade

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Jiraiya’s father was a castle laird in Kisushiu but is killed when he is young. Jiraiya becomes a bandit who uses his frog magic arts to help the poor and needy. Jiraiya fell in love […]

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Jiraiya’s father was a castle laird in Kisushiu but is killed when he is young. Jiraiya becomes a bandit who uses his frog magic arts to help the poor and needy. Jiraiya fell in love […]

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Val Nor

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Myra Trent is an adventurer with a taste for speed. She wins many races, setting land-speed records and winning speedboat races. She creates a rocket to make her the first human to reach Mars. Scientist […]

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Myra Trent is an adventurer with a taste for speed. She wins many races, setting land-speed records and winning speedboat races. She creates a rocket to make her the first human to reach Mars. Scientist […]

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Vampires

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A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved […]

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A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved […]

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Victor Vampire

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Lance Bloodman was found in the ocean and rescued by a couple who had escaped in a lifeboat following the sinking of their cruise liner. The couple’s name were given as John Doe and his […]

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Lance Bloodman was found in the ocean and rescued by a couple who had escaped in a lifeboat following the sinking of their cruise liner. The couple’s name were given as John Doe and his […]

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Visitor from the Void

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A signal received from space reads “Coming to Earth”. Officials discuss whether to prepare to defend or welcome the aliens. When the metal ship arrives, officials greet the ship with the message, “We come in […]

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A signal received from space reads “Coming to Earth”. Officials discuss whether to prepare to defend or welcome the aliens. When the metal ship arrives, officials greet the ship with the message, “We come in […]

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Were-Wolf

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Born around the year 1900, Adolph Krimetz was largely rejected by society for most of his life, due to his large canine teeth, pointy ears and wolf-like traits. While attending Sumter Military Academy in 1921, […]

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Born around the year 1900, Adolph Krimetz was largely rejected by society for most of his life, due to his large canine teeth, pointy ears and wolf-like traits. While attending Sumter Military Academy in 1921, […]

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Werewolf (Folklore)

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In folklore, a werewolf (from Old English werwulf ‘man-wolf’), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lykánthrōpos, ‘wolf-human’), is an individual who can shape-shift into a wolf (or especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid […]

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In folklore, a werewolf (from Old English werwulf ‘man-wolf’), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lykánthrōpos, ‘wolf-human’), is an individual who can shape-shift into a wolf (or especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid […]

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Yarko the Great

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Yarko the Great was a talented stage magician, but, secretly, also a real mage. Using his vast magical abilities, he battled criminals and supernatural forces. Yarko possessed force field projection, duplication, shape-shifting, invisibility, intangibility, exorcism, […]

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Yarko the Great was a talented stage magician, but, secretly, also a real mage. Using his vast magical abilities, he battled criminals and supernatural forces. Yarko possessed force field projection, duplication, shape-shifting, invisibility, intangibility, exorcism, […]

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Yokai (Folklore)

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Yōkai (“strange apparition”) are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is composed of the kanji for “attractive; calamity” and “apparition; mystery; suspicious.” Yōkai are also referred to as […]

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Yōkai (“strange apparition”) are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is composed of the kanji for “attractive; calamity” and “apparition; mystery; suspicious.” Yōkai are also referred to as […]

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Zardi the Eternal Man

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Prince Zardi of Zandipore, also called the Eternal Man, is over 12,000 years old, and has mastered all forms of magic, including Chaldean and Hindu. He carries a magic cane that can transform into any […]

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Prince Zardi of Zandipore, also called the Eternal Man, is over 12,000 years old, and has mastered all forms of magic, including Chaldean and Hindu. He carries a magic cane that can transform into any […]

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Zenobia

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Zenobia was a witch, presumably from Athens, Greece. She fell in love with a man named John Knapp, but after he left her, she vowed that anyone he loved would be killed. Attempting to make […]

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Zenobia was a witch, presumably from Athens, Greece. She fell in love with a man named John Knapp, but after he left her, she vowed that anyone he loved would be killed. Attempting to make […]

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Zeus

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Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter. His […]

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Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter. His […]